Welcome to VINS
The VINS Nature Center is open daily from 10am – 5pm.
Step into nature and experience all VINS has to offer! Enjoy our engaging exhibits and activities, view our daily programs and join us for special events. All exhibits, including the Forest Canopy Walk, are included with general admission.
Contact Us
Nature Center Hours
VINS Nature Center
10 AM to 5 PM Daily
Wild Bird Rehab
802.359.5000 x212
8 AM to 4:30 PM Daily
Visitor Programs
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Natural Wonders
10:30 AM | DAILY
Enjoy fun, interactive activities that inspire curiosity in nature.
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Predators of the Sky
11:00 AM | DAILY
Learn about the world’s most highly skilled predators – raptors! -
Talk to the Trainers
1:00 PM | FRI – TUE
Join us for a training session as we help our raptors learn new things. -
Woodland Wildlife Walk
1:00 PM | WED – THU
We’ll wander through the woods and discover wildlife along the way. -
Raptor Feeding Time
2:00 PM | DAILY
Join our raptor care-givers for feeding time. -
Predators of the Sky
3:00 PM | DAILY
Learn about the world’s most highly skilled predators – raptors! -
Hawk on the Walk
4:00 PM | FRI – SUN
Watch our Harris’s Hawk flying among the trees!
VINS Annual Online Auction
OCTOBER 14 – NOVEMBER 6 – The VINS Annual Auction will raise funds to support our work across the entire organization: our environmental education programs, research, and wildlife rehabilitation efforts. Your participation in the auction helps us reach thousands of children, educators, adult learners and bird patients each year. Whether you’re looking for something special for yourself or a loved one, this is a wonderful way to support VINS and local businesses this holiday season.
Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration
OCTOBER 21 – Smaller than a softball, Northern Saw-whet Owls are some of Vermont’s most elusive residents. The VINS Field Research Team invites you to join them for a shift to learn about the banding process and how their work, and that of researchers at hundreds of banding stations around the country, is shedding light on the lives of these secretive birds.
Forest Storytime
OCTOBER 22 – Join an Educator for our early learner’s storytime sessions. We’ll read stories, play games, sing songs, and laugh with puppets. Each session will focus on a different topic to learn about animals, plants, or other wonders of nature. This experience is designed to help promote connection, exploration, curiosity, and joy for the outdoors. (For ages 5 and younger).
